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Stages

  1. All
  2. Acoustic Stage (Shaw Room)
  3. Alki Court Stage
  4. Bagley Wright Theatre
  5. Center House Court
  6. Center House Theatre
  7. Charlotte Martin Theatre
  8. Discovery Zone
  9. EMP Sky Church
  10. EMP|SFM Learning Labs
  11. Fisher Green Stage
  12. Folklife Cafe
  13. Fountain Lawn Stage
  14. International Dance Stage
  15. Intiman Choral Courtyard
  16. Lopez Room
  17. McCaw Promenade
  18. Mural Amphitheatre
  19. Narrative Stage
  20. Northwest Court Stage
  21. Olympic Room
  22. Parade
  23. Rainier Room
  24. Rhythm Tent
  25. Roadhouse
  26. Vera Stage

  1. Friday
  2. Saturday
  3. Sunday
  4. Monday
11 AM
Alki Court Stage
Carolyn Cruso Intricate Musical Poetry 11:00 AM
David Kaynor & Betsy Branch Northern Fiddle Duets 11:40 AM
Bagley Wright Theatre
Jewish Showcase 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Seattle Jewish Chorale Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino & more 11:00 AM
Kesselgarden Klezmer music 11:40 AM
Center House Court
Juba Marimba Zimbabwe Rhythms on Wood 11:00 AM
Center House Theatre
Slavic Choir Showcase 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM
VOLYA Belarusian Folk Songs 11:00 AM
onefourfive Georgian Polyphonic Folksongs 11:40 AM
Discovery Zone
Deano The Clown DEANO DOES IT AGAIN 11:00 AM
Fisher Green Stage
Family Band Show 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Fiddlin' Frenzy Fiddle Celtic Folk Clogging 11:00 AM
Peterka Family Strings Old Time (and then some!) 11:30 AM
Folklife Cafe
Irish Revenge Tacoma Irish Music 11:00 AM
Ryan Hoffman French Musette on Guitar 11:40 AM
Fountain Lawn Stage
Shumba Youth Marimba Ensemble FullBody Percussive Experience 11:00 AM
Magic Strings Fiddle Club/ Southwood Elementa Elementary School Fiddlers 11:50 AM
International Dance Stage
Fire & Ice Irish Dance Company 150 Feet of Fury & Grace 11:00 AM
Maldon Meehan Dancers Irish Sean-nos Dance 11:35 AM
Intiman Choral Courtyard
Nadine Sanders Songs of Hope in Global Harmonies 11:00 AM
Lopez Room
Kevin Gow What Kind of Concertina is That? 11:00 AM
McCaw Promenade
French-Canadian Jam French-Canadian Jam 11:00 AM
Mural Amphitheatre
Gospel Showcase 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Jubilee Singers African American Spiritual Sing-along 11:00 AM
Fantastic Gospelaires Seattle Gospel Quartet 11:30 AM
Narrative Stage
American Red Cross Serving King & Kitsap Cos. A Quick Look at CPR 11:00 AM
Northwest Court Stage
Talisman Celtic Music and Beyond 11:00 AM
Waterbound Dazzling Mando/Autoharp Duo 11:40 AM
Olympic Room
Brandon Vance and Nadia Tarnawsky Ukrainian Folk Singing 11:00 AM
Rainier Room
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Scottish Country Dancing 11:00 AM
Rhythm Tent
'Jamtown' John Hayden Family Jam 11:00 AM
Roadhouse
Northern Contraband w/ Tom Wimmer - Caller 11:00 AM
Vera Stage
Million Dollar Nile Seattle's Greenest Bluegrass 11:00 AM
The Soles Rock band from Toronto Ontario 11:40 AM
12 PM
Alki Court Stage
Larry and Lynette Folkier Than Thou 12:20 PM
Bagley Wright Theatre
FOLKLIFE FUNDRAISING PITCH Attention MCs: FOLKLIFE PITCH!! 12:05 PM
Jewish Showcase 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Jewbilee It Ain't Your Bubbe's Klezmer 12:15 PM
The Klez Katz Klezmer with a Spritz 12:45 PM
Center House Court
Country Swing 12:00 PM - 01:50 PM
The Honkytonk Revue Tribute To Hank Williams 12:00 PM
Sean Donovan & Jeannette Piper Dance Lesson 12:50 PM
Center House Theatre
Slavic Choir Showcase 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Juliana & PAVA Ancient Russian Songs 12:15 PM
FOLKLIFE FUNDRAISING PITCH Attention MCs: FOLKLIFE PITCH!! 12:45 PM
Dave And The Dalmatians A Cappella Songs Of Croatia 12:55 PM
Discovery Zone
King County Library System Story Time! 12:00 PM
ETHOS Music Center Instrument Test \Drive 12:30 PM
Fisher Green Stage
Family Band Show 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Hot Cider String Band Fiddle Tunes & Folk Songs 12:00 PM
Smalltime String Band Old Time Family Band 12:30 PM
Folklife Cafe
Dan Maher & Nadine Sanders Chalk & Cheese Unite In Song 12:20 PM
Fountain Lawn Stage
Chenjera Marimba Music from Zimbabwe 12:40 PM
International Dance Stage
Nonesuch English Country Dancers Lively And Elegant English Dance 12:10 PM
Comerford School Of Irish Dance Seattle Irish Dance Champions 12:45 PM
Intiman Choral Courtyard
Sheila Fox Singers with Activist Tendencies 12:30 PM
Lopez Room
Stanislove Bottleneck Slide Guitar 12:00 PM
Mural Amphitheatre
Gospel Showcase 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Rev. Gwendolyn Coates And Friends 12:05 PM
Ebenezer AME Zion Church Gospel Choir Good News 12:45 PM
Narrative Stage
Dave Knott Music Therapy in the Northwest 12:00 PM
Northwest Court Stage
Dinas o Frain "City of Crows" Save the Wales Welsh Trad 12:20 PM
Olympic Room
Bob Crosby Jim Hinde Singalong 12:30 PM
Rainier Room
Karavans Dance Troupe Persian and Arabic Dance 12:00 PM
Rhythm Tent
David Chaus Community Jam 12:00 PM
Roadhouse
Hands4 w/ Susie Kendig - Caller 12:00 PM
Vera Stage
Brian Ledford Americana Singer-songwriter 12:20 PM
1 PM
Alki Court Stage
Janet Bates Passionate Songs of Change 01:00 PM
Eric Apoe & They Chamber Folk Ensemble 01:40 PM
Bagley Wright Theatre
Jewish Showcase 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Yeshivas Goldenshteyn Authentic Bessarabian Klezmer 01:30 PM
Center House Court
Country Swing 12:00 PM - 01:50 PM
Marc Bristol & Okie Doke Both Kinds-Country & Western 01:00 PM
Center House Theatre
Slavic Choir Showcase 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Dunava Balkan Vocal Harmonies 01:30 PM
Fisher Green Stage
Family Band Show 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Fiddlie-i-ay An Old-timey Family Stringband 01:00 PM
The Calcagno Family Family Tunes for Fun 01:30 PM
Folklife Cafe
KlapaDooWopella E.European/American Acapella 01:00 PM
The Unpaid Bills Songs of life and money. 01:40 PM
Fountain Lawn Stage
Sammamish Sublimation Band Ragtime, Circus & Novelty Band 01:30 PM
International Dance Stage
The Harlequin Hipsters Consummate dancing and devilry 01:15 PM
Eclectic Cloggers Traditional Appalachian Clog Dance 01:50 PM
Intiman Choral Courtyard
Kathy Sankey A Classical Warm Up for the Very Serious Sing 01:30 PM
Lopez Room
Story Swap 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Cherie Trebon -- Host 01:00 PM
McCaw Promenade
Jamie Fox & Fox Family Band Metis Music Jam 01:00 PM
Mural Amphitheatre
Gospel Showcase 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Total Experience Gospel Choir & Pat Wright Gospel Stylings 01:20 PM
Narrative Stage
Alma Plancich History of the Croatian Community in the NW 01:00 PM
Northwest Court Stage
Po'okela Street Band Hawaiian Urban Island Music 01:00 PM
Coventry Folkrock with an Edge 01:40 PM
Olympic Room
Autoharpduo Autoharp Made Easier 01:00 PM
Rainier Room
Leela Kathak North Indian Kathak Dance 01:00 PM
Rhythm Tent
De Cajon The Afro-Peruvian Cajon 01:00 PM
Roadhouse
Mystic Spatula w/ Warren Argo - Caller 01:00 PM
Vera Stage
Dolly Parton Tribute 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Calvin Johnson Home Made Music 01:00 PM
Jason De Leon GhettoFolk 01:15 PM
The Thoughts Dynamic Indie Trio 01:20 PM
Janet Bates Passionate Songs of Change 01:30 PM
Coyote Grace Vintage Sultry Roots 01:35 PM
The Mother-Daughter Sisters Old-Time & Country Duets 01:50 PM
Anna Coogan Roots & Urban Americana 01:55 PM
2 PM
Alki Court Stage
Charles Delahunt Irish fiddle tunes on guitar 02:20 PM
Center House Court
FOLKLIFE FUNDRAISING PITCH Attention MCs: FOLKLIFE PITCH!! 02:00 PM
Swing Dance 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Dance It! Teens Swing For Dance It! 02:00 PM
Rhumba Service Swing, Latin, Waltz, Blues 02:10 PM
Center House Theatre
Sus Drink, Dance And Dally 02:10 PM
Fisher Green Stage
The Brambles Americana 02:00 PM
Stay Tuned Eclectic original bluegrass. 02:40 PM
Fountain Lawn Stage
Whozyamama Cajun, Creole and Zydeco 02:10 PM
Hettel Street Blues Blues And Jazz Showband 02:50 PM
International Dance Stage
Seattle Jr. Tamburitzans Croatian Youth Music & Dance 02:25 PM
Intiman Choral Courtyard
Seattle Bach Choir Bach's KOMM, JESU, KOMM 02:00 PM
Lopez Room
Steve Erbs Blues in Open Tunings 02:40 PM
Mural Amphitheatre
Ibrahima Camara and SAFAL Senegalese AfroPop 02:20 PM
Olympic Room
Seattle Folklore Society Tribute to Silent Voices 02:00 PM
Rainier Room
One World Dance & Drum West African Dance for Everybody 02:00 PM
Rhythm Tent
'Jamtown' John Hayden Family Jam 02:00 PM
Roadhouse
Hot Squares 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
The Billbillies w/ Charmaine Slaven - Caller 02:00 PM
Vera Stage
Dolly Parton Tribute 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
E.T. & the Boy, Emcee 02:00 PM
Emma Hill and Her Gentlemen Callers A sultry Northwest folker 02:10 PM
Julia Massey & the Five Finger Discount Joni Mitchell Meets Spearhead 02:20 PM
Nudie Suit Stardusters Country Western 02:30 PM
Huck Notari Alt Country Folk 02:40 PM
The Bobs Monty Python meets Hendrix 02:45 PM
3 PM
Alki Court Stage
Kamand Persian Classical & Folk 03:50 PM
Bagley Wright Theatre
Youth Arts Showcase 03:15 PM - 06:00 PM
Arts Corps Youth Showcase Make Art Anyway 03:15 PM
Center House Court
Swing Dance 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Dance It! Teens Swing For Dance It! 03:00 PM
Smilin' Scandinavians Scandinavian Polka Country 03:10 PM
Center House Theatre
Sampada Bhalerao North Indian Sitar Music 03:40 PM
Discovery Zone
King County Library System Story Time! 03:30 PM
Fisher Green Stage
Deer In The Headlights Bluegrass 03:20 PM
Folklife Cafe
Ivan Lee Acoustic Guitar 03:10 PM
Lowell James Alt. Country Singer Songwriter 03:45 PM
International Dance Stage
Fusion Dance Team at the UW Fusion Dance Team at the UW 03:50 PM
Intiman Choral Courtyard
Kathy Sankey A Classical Warm Up for the Very Serious Sing 03:00 PM
McCaw Promenade
Sounds of the Balkans Sounds of the Balkans 03:00 PM
Mural Amphitheatre
Skankin' Ska Show 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Natalie Wouldn't Ska, Soul, Rock and Roll 03:00 PM
Notables Traditionally Ska 03:45 PM
Narrative Stage
Vivian & Phil Williams Traditional Northwest Fiddle 03:00 PM
Northwest Court Stage
Billet-Deux Modern Gypsy Jazz 03:10 PM
Beach 3 The Talented Next Generation 03:50 PM
Olympic Room
Nick Vigarino Slop Jar Delta Funk 03:30 PM
Rainier Room
Polska-The Soul Of Swedish Dance Polska-The Soul Of Swedish Dance 03:00 PM
Rhythm Tent
Alexandra Baldwin Community Jam 03:00 PM
Roadhouse
Hot Squares 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Ballard Barnshakers w/ Joe Micheals - Caller 03:00 PM
4 PM
Alki Court Stage
Jason De Leon GhettoFolk 04:30 PM
Bagley Wright Theatre
FOLKLIFE FUNDRAISING PITCH Attention MCs: FOLKLIFE PITCH!! 04:45 PM
Center House Court
Swing Dance 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Jodi Fleischman Swing Dance Demo 04:00 PM
The 'S' Curves Hot Swingin' Girl Group 04:10 PM
Center House Theatre
Northwest Scottish Fiddlers Traditional Scottish Music 04:20 PM
Discovery Zone
Stuart Williams Youth Jam Old Time Jam for Youth 04:00 PM
Fisher Green Stage
Ruthie Dornfeld Fiddle & Guitar 04:50 PM
Folklife Cafe
Burgundy Pearl Acoustic Americana Duo 04:20 PM
Fountain Lawn Stage
The Priest And The Publicans Gospel Bluegrass 04:20 PM
International Dance Stage
St Demetrios Greek Dancers St. Demetrios Greek Dancers 04:35 PM
Intiman Choral Courtyard
Seattle Peace Chorus Peace Through the Power of Song 04:00 PM
Lopez Room
Dmytro Hubjak Ukrainian Bandura 04:10 PM
Mural Amphitheatre
Skankin' Ska Show 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Billy Geoghegan Ska/Early Reggae/Rocksteady 04:20 PM
Narrative Stage
Brid Nowlan, Stuart Williams, Warren Argo Washington State Fiddle & Dance Community 04:00 PM
Northwest Court Stage
Copperhead Road Folk Rock 04:30 PM
Rainier Room
Fusion Dance Team at the UW Fusion Dance Team at the UW 04:20 PM
Rhythm Tent
Mary Tolena Community Jam 04:00 PM
Vera Stage
Gravel Road N. Mississippi Blues and Rock 04:00 PM
Memphis Radio Kings Seattle's Alt-Country Icons 04:45 PM
5 PM
Alki Court Stage
Steve & Kristi Nebel songs from across the universe 05:10 PM
Dino DiNicolo Vocals and Bass 05:50 PM
Bagley Wright Theatre
Youth Arts Showcase 03:15 PM - 06:00 PM
Rainier Vista Boys and Girls Club Awesome Talent! 05:00 PM
Center House Theatre
Gwinyai Gwinyai Womens Mbira Ensemble 05:00 PM
Mahonyera Mbira Ensemble Traditional music of Zimbabwe 05:45 PM
Discovery Zone
King County Library System Story Time! 05:00 PM
Fisher Green Stage
Deseo Carmin Sultry Latin Flamenco Mix 05:30 PM
Folklife Cafe
Chill Out Show 05:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Dejah Leger Traditional Lullabies 05:00 PM
Gregory Paul Hauntingoldbanjosongs 05:30 PM
Fountain Lawn Stage
Tom Colwell & The Southbound Odyssey Pete Seeger Sing-along 05:00 PM
Irish Pipers' Club Bellows Blown Irish Piping 05:40 PM
International Dance Stage
Enzian Schuhplattler German Bavarian Folk Dancing 05:20 PM
Mural Amphitheatre
JET CITY SOUNDSYSTEM 60'S SKA AND REGGAE. ALL VINYL 05:00 PM
Narrative Stage
Ethan Chessin, Jack Falk, Asya Vaisman Klezmer Music in America 05:00 PM
Northwest Court Stage
AkaBella global vocals 05:10 PM
Broadside Divas Of The Dockside 05:50 PM
Olympic Room
Jubilee Singers African American Spiritual Sing-along 05:00 PM
Rainier Room
L. William King All the World's a Stage 05:00 PM
Rhythm Tent
Ju Linares Brazilian Rhythm Jam 05:00 PM
Roadhouse
Raging Contra Closeout 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Roy Kay Trio & Sherry Nevins Rockabilly Contras and Squares 05:00 PM
Vera Stage
Eastern Sunz Political Hip-Hop 05:35 PM
6 PM
Alki Court Stage
David "Elvis" Bechtel Good Ear on the Way 06:30 PM
Center House Court
Salsa Caliente! 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Michelle Badion & Friends Merengue Lesson Demos 06:00 PM
Picoso Latin Crunk Folk Rock 06:20 PM
Center House Theatre
Jonny Hahn Fast Fingers, Political Piano 06:30 PM
Fisher Green Stage
The Slide Factor w/Phyllis Kenworthy Slide Americana Music 06:10 PM
Alicia Healey Hot, Sweaty & Sad Americana 06:50 PM
Folklife Cafe
Chill Out Show 05:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Dustin Darnold Windy City Songwriter 06:10 PM
Tim McKamey Songs from the Tree of Life 06:50 PM
Fountain Lawn Stage
Y La Bamba Fractured folk 06:20 PM
International Dance Stage
Tuhandest Tuulast Estonian Folkdancers 06:00 PM
Ana Montes & Flamenco Danzarte Flamenco Dance & Percussion 06:40 PM
Mural Amphitheatre
Roots Reggae Party 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
The Georgetown Orbits Ska, Roots, Rocksteady 06:00 PM
FOLKLIFE FUNDRAISING PITCH Attention MCs: FOLKLIFE PITCH!! 06:35 PM
Kore Ionz Roots Reggae Rock 06:45 PM
Narrative Stage
Charmaine Slaven, Gabe Strand Why Is It Called "New" Old-Time Music? 06:00 PM
Northwest Court Stage
Les Chats Creoles Creole Music 06:30 PM
Rhythm Tent
Carold Nelson Open Drum and Dance 06:00 PM
Roadhouse
Raging Contra Closeout 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Zollo w/ Laura Me Smith - Caller 06:00 PM
Vera Stage
Sol Hip-Hop with a story to tell 06:15 PM
7 PM
Center House Court
Salsa Caliente! 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Michelle Badion and Friends Salsa Lesson and Demos 07:00 PM
To Be Announced Check www.nwfolklife.org! 07:15 PM
Fisher Green Stage
Quichua Mashis Music of the Andes 07:30 PM
Folklife Cafe
Chill Out Show 05:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Dave Knott Sweet Little Guitar Ditties 07:30 PM
Fountain Lawn Stage
Ruzivo RuzivoZimbabwean Afro-pop 07:00 PM
James Apollo A Snowball Headed for Hell 07:40 PM
International Dance Stage
Nrityangan Indian Kathak Classical Dance 07:20 PM
Mural Amphitheatre
FOLKLIFE FUNDRAISING PITCH Attention MCs: FOLKLIFE PITCH!! 07:15 PM
Roots Reggae Party 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
JB and Groove Fiery Smooth, Rude, Roots Reggae 07:30 PM
Roadhouse
Raging Contra Closeout 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM
The Portland Conglomeration w/ Kathy Anderson - Caller 07:00 PM
Vera Stage
All Ages Art Exhibit Reception 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Jeffrey Stillwell It's Love 07:00 PM
Pan Pan Progressive Classical Jazz Pop 07:35 PM
8 PM
Center House Court
Salsa Caliente! 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Michelle Badion and Friends Salsa Lesson and Demos 08:00 PM
Cambalache Salsa To The Next Level 08:15 PM
Fountain Lawn Stage
Olo Kani Traditional Hawaiian 08:20 PM
Mural Amphitheatre
Roots Reggae Party 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Clinton Fearon & The Boogie Brown Band Good For The Whole Family 08:15 PM
Roadhouse
Raging Contra Closeout 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Retrospectacles w/ David Kaynor - Caller 08:00 PM
9 PM

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